PHI 102 - Introduction to Ethics

Institution:

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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Description:

3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Do objective moral standards exist or is morality relative to culture or individual? Th is course examines the principles that guide moral reasoning and argumentation. Th e main theories of ethical justifi cation are analyzed, with application to such selected issues of social morality as punishment, civil disobedience, privacy and sexual behavior, war, racial and sexual equality, abortion, euthanasia, business integrity and economic justice.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jjay.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 237-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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